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plural caciques
(historical) A tribal chief in the Spanish West Indies. quotations
Mexico has loved a strong leader since before Moctezuma. Indigenous tribes were ruled by caciques, or chieftans[sic], and in some rural communities caciques are still unchallenged.
1993 December 5, Anthony Depalma, “Why Mexico Has Only One Big Hat In the Ring”, in New York Times
A local political leader in Latin America, Spain, or the Philippines. examples
(ornithology) Any of a number of tropical blackbirds from Central America and South America, family Icteridae.